China’s Xi at G20 says World Economy at Risk, Warns Against Protectionism
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 4 – The global economy is being threatened by rising protectionism and risks from highly…
Germany’s Merkel Tells Erdogan Turkey Needs Strong Parliament
ISTANBUL, May 23 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan…
Cry, For My Son, For His Freedom
On August 14, 2009 he wrote: “I am trying to stay strong. Ma, today I talk to you…
Four Killed in Latest Shelling Across Disputed Kashmir Border
MUZAFFARABAD/SRINIGAR, Pakistan, Nov 9 – Four people were killed on Tuesday in exchanges of fire between India and…
Daesh: You Can’t Stop ‘Em All
The cellphones of dead people were still ringing inside the Pulse nightclub on June 12 when Cathy Lanier,…
New UAE Law Encourages Employees to Read at Work
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed a law on Monday, October 31 that…
Greenhouse Gases Milestone Shows Need for Action – WMO
OSLO/GENEVA, Oct 24 – Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a…
A Fierce Cut Above The Rest
“Brick walls are not there to keep us out. [They] are there to give us a chance to…
GSK and Google Parent Forge $715 Million Bioelectronic Medicines Firm
LONDON – GlaxoSmithKline and Google parent Alphabet’s life sciences unit are creating a new company focused on fighting…
Egyptian Court Recommends Death Penalty for Journalists, Mursi Verdict Postponed
CAIRO, May 8 – An Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged…
Charlotte Protesters Keep Marching After Police Release Shooting Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 25 – Nearly a week of recurring protests over the police killing of a black…
Samsung Phone Fire in China Not Caused by Battery
SEOUL/BEIJING, Sept 19 – A supplier to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday that its battery does…
Former Chernobyl Residents Take a Bittersweet Visit Home
PRIPYAT, Ukraine, April 25 – For residents of Chernobyl, a three-day evacuation turned into a thirty-year exile. On…
Italians, Canadian Kidnapped in Libyan Desert
TRIPOLI, Sept 20 – Two Italians and a Canadian have been kidnapped in Libya’s southwestern desert, possibly by…
Electric Passenger Planes to Operate in Just Under 10 Years
GENEVA, Dec 8 – The co-founder of a project that saw a solar-powered aircraft complete the first fuel-free…
Transgender Pop Band and Dancers Shake Up India’s Prejudices
MUMBAI, July 13 – Transgender people in India have traditionally been an invisible minority in India, seen only at…
Deadly Bangladesh Blaze Shows Up Safety Gaps Three Years After Factory Collapse
DHAKA, Oct 13 – Bangladesh’s safety inspectors twice extended an operating licence at a food and cigarette packaging…
Mosul Old City Residents Spend Hungry and Fearful Ramadan Under Daesh Rule
BAGHDAD, June 15 – For Salam, a resident in the Daesh-held Old City ofMosul, the holy fasting month…
Cholera Outbreak Spreading in Yemen – WHO
SANAA, Oct 11 – More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a World…
U.S. Weighs Tougher Response to Russia over Syria Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 – Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault…
World Court Rejects Marshall Islands Suit Seeking Nuclear Disarmament
AMSTERDAM, Oct 5 – The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected suits filed by the tiny Marshall…
Cambodia Tribunal Charges Former Khmer Rouge Cadre With Genocide
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – An international judge at a tribunal in Cambodia on Friday charged a former…
In Egyptian Village, Attack on Christian Grandmother Fuels Anger
ALKARM, Egypt, May 30 – Soad Thabet’s house no longer has a door. Inside, its walls are blackened…
Suspected Car Bomb Kills at least 10 People in Somali Capital
MOGADISHU, Nov 26 – A suspected car bomb killed at least 10 people when it exploded at a…
Muslim Funeral in Muhammad Ali’s Hometown Draws Thousands
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9 – A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to…
Afghan Child Casualties Soar as Urban Warfare Intensifies
KABUL, April 17 – Urban warfare has caused a spike in deaths and injuries among women and children…
Syrians Begin Returning Home, Two Weeks into Turkish Offensive
ISTANBUL, Sep8 – A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey…
Muslim Funeral in Muhammad Ali’s Hometown Draws Thousands
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9 – A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to…
Saudi Interior Ministry Names Qatif, Medina Bombers; Suspects Arrested
DOHA, July 8 – Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked Prophet Mohammed’s Mosque in the city…
Pakistani Man Charged With Blasphemy Over Shoes With Hindu Symbol
ISLAMABAD, June 20 – Pakistani police arrested a man under the majority-Muslim country’s strict blasphemy laws on Monday…
Paris Tourism Lost 750 mln Euros after Attacks
PARIS, Aug 23 – Daesh attacks, strikes and floods kept foreign tourists away from the French capital in…